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1 recognize
(a) (identify → person, place, voice etc) reconnaître;∎ you'll recognize him by his hat vous le reconnaîtrez à son chapeau;∎ they recognized him for what he was ils le reconnurent pour ce qu'il était(b) (acknowledge → person) reconnaître les talents de; (→ achievement) reconnaître; Sport (record) homologuer;∎ to recognize sb as king reconnaître qn comme ou en tant que roi(c) (be aware of, admit) reconnaître;∎ I recognize (that) I made a mistake je reconnais ou j'admets que je me suis trompé;∎ the scale of the disaster has finally been recognized on a fini par se rendre compte de l'étendue du désastre;∎ he can certainly recognize a good business opportunity il sait repérer les bonnes affaires -
2 own
own [əʊn]propre;∎ I have my own bedroom j'ai ma propre chambre;∎ I have my very own bedroom j'ai une chambre pour moi tout seul;∎ a flat with its own entrance un appartement avec une porte d'entrée indépendante;∎ these are my own skis ces skis sont à moi ou m'appartiennent;∎ I'll do it (in) my own way je le ferai à ma façon;∎ it's all my own work c'est moi qui ai tout fait;∎ she makes all her own clothes elle fait elle-même tous ses vêtements;∎ how to build your own sauna (title of book, article) comment construire votre propre sauna;∎ it's your own fault! tu n'as à t'en prendre qu'à toi-même!;∎ you'll have to make up your own mind c'est à toi et à toi seul de décider, personne ne pourra prendre cette décision à ta place;∎ I saw it with my own eyes je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux;∎ your own mother wouldn't recognize you! ta propre mère ne te reconnaîtrait pas!;∎ to be one's own man/woman vivre à sa façon ou à son idée2 pronoun∎ is that car your own? est-ce que cette voiture est à vous?;∎ I don't need a pen, I've brought my own je n'ai pas besoin de stylo, j'ai apporté le mien;∎ if you want a car, you'll have to buy your own si tu veux une voiture, tu n'as qu'à t'en acheter une;∎ her opinions are identical to my own nous partageons exactement les mêmes opinions;∎ a house/a room/a garden of one's (very) own une maison/une pièce/un jardin (bien) à soi;∎ their son has a car of his own leur fils a sa propre voiture;∎ a child of his own un enfant à lui;∎ I shan't be going for reasons of my own je n'irai pas pour des raisons personnelles;∎ his ideas are his own ses idées lui sont propres;∎ the town has a character of its own or all (of) its own la ville possède un charme qui lui est propre ou un charme bien à elle;∎ my time is not my own je ne suis pas maître de mon temps;∎ I haven't a single thing I can call my own je n'ai rien à moi;∎ you're on your own now! à toi de jouer maintenant!;∎ to come into one's own (show one's capabilities) montrer de quoi on est capable; (inherit) toucher son héritage;∎ on bad roads the four-wheel-drive model really comes into its own sur les mauvaises routes, le modèle à quatre roues motrices montre vraiment ses capacités;∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn);∎ I'll get my own back on him for that je lui revaudrai ça;∎ to look after one's own s'occuper des siens;∎ to make sth one's own s'approprier qch;∎ she has made the role her own elle en a fait son rôle∎ I've lost everything I own j'ai perdu tout ce que je possède;∎ they own 51 per cent of the shares ils détiennent 51 pourcent des actions;∎ does she own the house? est-elle propriétaire de la maison?;∎ who owns this car? à qui appartient cette voiture?;∎ the land owned by the Crown les terres qui appartiennent à la Couronne;∎ familiar they walked in as if they owned the place ils sont entrés comme (s'ils étaient) chez eux;∎ you don't own me! je ne t'appartiens pas!∎ she owned that I was right elle a reconnu que j'avais raison(tout) seul;∎ are you here on your own? êtes-vous seul ici?;∎ he left me on my own all evening il m'a laissé seul toute la soirée;∎ I'm trying to get him on his own j'essaie de le voir seul à seul;∎ I did it (all) on my own je l'ai fait tout seul;∎ she's setting up in business on her own elle monte une affaire toute seule;∎ you're on your own! c'est à toi de te débrouiller!►► Marketing own brand marque f de distributeur;∎ to score an own goal marquer contre son camp, Swiss marquer un autogoal; figurative agir contre ses propres intérêtsliterary avouer;∎ she owned to a secret passion for Damian elle avoua une passion cachée pour Damian;∎ nobody owned to having taken it personne n'a avoué l'avoir pris;∎ he owns to being forty il admet qu'il a quarante ansavouer, faire des aveux;∎ if the culprit doesn't own up… si le coupable n'avoue pas ou ne passe pas aux aveux…;∎ to own up to sth avouer qch;∎ he owned up to his mistake il a reconnu son erreur;∎ to own up to having done sth avouer avoir fait qch
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